What is “parole in place” permission in the United States and what requirements are needed to apply for it?

( Spanish) – Donald Trump’s team is already mapping out a possible route for a mass deportation plan during the incoming administration. One of the points to highlight is the revocation of some protections for migrants under the judicial authority of parole in place.

Although there are still almost two months until the start of Trump’s second term, the invalidation of this type of protection is underway.

At the beginning of NovemberU.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker, who was appointed by Trump in his first administration, struck down the policy of parole in place of the Joe Biden administration that granted legal status to certain undocumented people married to US citizens.

This program under the figure of parole in place had just been announced in june and he was called Keeping Families Together (Keeping families together). Pending cases and even scheduled appointments were canceled with Barker’s decision.

The program implemented by the Biden Government granted a temporary stay permit to people without citizenship who have lived in the US for 10 years and who are married to US citizens. It also allowed undocumented stepchildren to be protected.

Precisely, that’s what a parole in place: This is a temporary permit. Yes ok Keeping Families Together was revoked, there are other similar programs that use the same figure and aim at the same objective, which is to provide protection to certain people who are not citizens of the United States.

According to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the parole in place It is a “temporary stay permit.”

This type of permit “is a method used for a long time to provide help to certain undocumented people who are already building their lives in the United States,” explains the immigrant advocacy group. FWD.us on their website.

Now, there are several types of programs that use this judicial authority.

“He parole in place Typically it is a permit that the immigration service grants you to enter this country legally. You can say that there are different versions of this. For example, there are people who can sometimes obtain a parole humanitarian. There are people who are married to someone who is in the Military, who is an Army veteran, or who has children who are in the Military and who are US citizens. There is a program called ‘military parole in place’ and, through that, even if you are here in the country without legal status, you can request that parole in place and you can be in the US,” Elizabeth Uribe, immigration attorney at Uribe & Uribe APLC, explained to .

Anyone seeking to benefit from a parole in place must fill the “Form I-131, Application for Travel Documents, Temporary Stay Permit Documents, Entry/Exit Records.”

Therefore, the requirements vary in each case, since there are different types of temporary stay permits, ranging from those for family members of members of the Army to some for humanitarian purposes.

Here we leave you some programs that work under the figure of parole in place and a link in each case so you can check the requirements:

For more information on the types of temporary stay permits that exist, You can consult this US Government website with resources and details in Spanish.

The program Keeping Families Togetherwhich with his temporary permission could have benefited 800,000 peopleis not the only one on the tightrope as Trump’s second term approaches.

In October, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that the Biden Administration would not extend legal permits for certain migrants from Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela and Haiti granted through a temporary humanitarian program that was designed to curb illegal border crossings.

This temporary permit began in October 2022 and was focused solely on Venezuelan migrants, but was later extended to people from Nicaragua, Cuba and Haiti.

The program, which operates under the figure of parole in placerequired these migrants to have a sponsor in the US, undergo screening and verification, and complete their vaccination schedule.

This permit was granted a validity of two years, a time that is about to expire and whose validity can no longer be extended due to the decision of the Biden Government.

The permits will expire over time, although some people may have already applied for other legal permits to remain in the United States. Those who have not done so will have to apply for another status, leave the United States or face deportation cases, which could leave some in legal limbo.

For exampleVenezuelans and Haitians can apply for TPS – a form of humanitarian aid – and some of those who entered the US with parole in place have already requested it, according to DHS officials.

There is a separate and unique process that applies to Cubanswhich is the parole of family reunification and that opens the way to permanent legal residence. Through this process, a Cuban who has a Cuban resident or US citizen sponsor can apply for a temporary stay permit with the “Form I-130, Petition for Foreign Relative.” When the person gets that paroleyou can then apply for an “employment permit while waiting to apply for legal permanent residence,” says the United States Embassy in Cuba.

–With information from Krecyte Villarreal, Priscilla Alvarez, Tierney Sneed, Rosa Flores, Julia Vargas Jones, Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera, Mark Morales, Alicia Park, Polo Sandoval, Sara Weisfeldt, Rachel Clarke, Phil Mattingly, Alayna Treene, Kaanita Iyer and ‘s Michael Williams.